Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Milepost near High Toch Farm
Slebech, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 February 1998
- Locality
- Toch Wood
- Community
- Slebech
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.80081, -4.82207
- Cadw reference
- 19422
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On A40(T) road nearly opposite to entrance to High Toch farm.
History
A mile post on one of the roads which were shown on the map in the 1844 Inquiry Report as managed by the Tavernspite Turnpike Trust. The Trust appears to be of C18 origin. It was controlled under an act of 1808. Following the Rebecca riots all Pembrokeshire turnpike roads were taken over in 1845 by the County Roads Board. It was probably after this consolidation that the foundry of Joseph Marychurch, Haverfordwest, cast the plates for the mileposts.
Exterior
Milepost consisting of two cast iron plates each with its top pointed. The plates are butted together at 90 degrees, fixed to a solid backing but not fixed to each other.
The E-facing plate reads '6 miles to Haverfordwest'. The W-facing plate reads '3 miles 780 yards to Narberth / 12 miles 922 yards to Pembroke'. Both plates have the wording 'Marychurch Foundry' in smaller lettering at the foot.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved example of a C19 milepost of distinctive local type.
Nearby in the register
- High Toch FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Blackpool BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Blackpool BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Blackpool MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.